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We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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Shabnam Pejhan
BSc, MSc, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Automotive and Mechatronics Engineering

Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science

Contact information

2000 Simcoe Street North
Oshawa, Ontario L1G 0C5
Office: ENG 3022

905.721.8668 ext. 5753
905.721.3370 (fax)

Shabnam.Pejhan@ontariotechu.ca

Research topics

  • Design and evaluation of biomechatronic mobility assistive devices
  • Design of smart wearables for rehabilitation or prevention of musculoskeletal disorders
  • Evaluation and integration of advanced and intelligent active urban mobility alternatives
  • Human mobility and motion analysis
  • Biomedical Technologies

Education

  • PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of Manitoba, Canada, 2017
  • MSc, Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran, 2006
  • BSc, Mechanical Engineering, Khajeh Nasir Toosi University of Technology, Iran, 2003

Courses

  • Control Systems

Publications and presentations

  • Selected publications and presentations

    Select Journal Publications

    Shabnam Pejhan, Martin Agelin-Chaab, Munib Yusuf, and Donald Eng, 2021. “Analysis of ebike dynamics and cyclists’ anxiety levels and interactions with road vehicles that influence safety.” Accident Analysis & Prevention 159, 106272.

    Shabnam Pejhan, Helen C. Chong, Liana M. Tennant, and Stacey M. Acker, 2020. “A comparison of knee joint moments during high flexion squatting and kneeling postures in healthy individuals.” Work Journal 65 (1): 79-88

    Shabnam Pejhan, Sean Denroche, Geena Frew, and Stacey M. Acker, 2019. “Effects of knee savers on the quadriceps muscle activation across deep knee bending postures.” Journal of Applied Ergonomics 80:193-199.

    Shabnam Pejhan, Ida Khosravipour, Trevor Gascoyne, Eric Bohm, Jan-Mels Brandt, Yunhua Luo, and Urs Wyss, 2018. “Evaluation of the tibiofemoral contact characteristics of a customized surface-guided knee implant.” Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, doi.org/10.1007/s40846-018-0399-5.

    Shabnam Pejhan, Eric Bohm, Jan-Mels Brandt, and Urs Wyss, 2017. “The influence of geometric design variables on kinematic performance of a surface-guided TKR.” Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery 25.3: 2309499017727922.

    Shabnam Pejhan, Eric Bohm, Jan-Mels Brandt, Trevor Gascoyne, and Urs Wyss, 2017. “Kinematic behavior of a customized surface-guided knee implant during simulated knee-bending.” Journal of Medical Engineering & Physics 48: 168-175.

    Shabnam Pejhan, Eric Bohm, Jan-Mels Brandt, and Urs Wyss, 2016. “Design and virtual evaluation of a customized surface-guided knee implant.” Proc IMechE Part H: J Engineering in Medicine 230(10): 949–961.

    Select Refereed Conference Publications

    Shabnam Pejhan, Geena Frew, Sean, Stacey Acker. “Changes in knee mechanics when wearing knee savers during deep knee bending.” Canadian Society of Biomechanics Conference, Halifax, NS, Canada, 2018.

    Shabnam Pejhan, Trevor Gascoyne, Eric Bohm, Jan-Mels Brandt, and Urs Wyss. “Design and load-control experimental testing of a customized surface-guided total knee replacement.” Canadian Medical & Biological Engineering Society Meeting, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, 2017.

    Shabnam Pejhan, Trevor Gascoyne, Eric Bohm, Jan-Mels Brandt, and Urs Wyss “Design optimization and experimental testing of a customized surface-guided total knee replacement." Canadian Biomaterials Society Annual Meeting, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, 2017.

    Shabnam Pejhan, Eric Bohm, Jan-Mels Brandt, and Urs Wyss “Geometric design variables influence on the kinematic behavior of a customized surface-guided TKR.” Paper No.861, Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA, 2017.

    Shabnam Pejhan, Ida Khosravipour, Eric Bohm, Jan-Mels Brandt, and Urs Wyss “Preliminary evaluation of a customized surface-guided knee implant.” Paper No. 1872, Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, USA, 2016.

    Shabnam Pejhan, Eric Bohm, Jan-Mels Brandt, and Urs Wyss “Design features and kinematic behavior of a customized surface-guided knee implant.” Paper No.861, Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 2015.

    Urs Wyss, Eric Bohm, Jan-Mels Brandt, Darren Hart, Shabnam Pejhan. “Polyethylene wear in artificial knees related to body mass index.” Canadian Orthopedic Association, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, 2013.

    Shabnam Pejhan, Farzam Farahmand, Mohammad Parnianpour. “Design optimization of an above-knee prosthesis based on the kinematics of gait.” DOI:10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4650154, Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2008.